Monthly Archives: February 2010

I love the idea of a uniform.
Not the nurse’s whites or fireman’s coveralls, but rather a go-to type of ensemble that makes you shine without giving you a lot of tsuris. That’s always been the appeal to me of Eileen Fisher, frankly, even before its aged-down rebranding attempt. There’s nothing wrong at all with reinventing your look every ...READ MORE »

Post-recession skincare
I am not a beauty product devotee. (For a great blog by someone who is, visit Closet of Style.) I’m not immune to great packaging and branding, though. For many years I seriously loved Kiehl’s, the no-frills-yet-pricy, European-seeming skin-care brand. (Its history actually reaches back to Kiehl Pharmacy, in New York, circa 1850.)
But I digress.
With the recession, ...READ MORE »